Resolving crash issues

This is a generic guide with resolutions to resolve issues. Following the below instructions will fix a good amount of them, in the case that they dont, please scroll to the bottom of this guide and contact our technical support team.

Resolutions

General solutions

• Try Launching The Game As Administrator
  • open steam -> library -> right click SCP:SL -> manage -> browse local files -> right click SCPSL.exe and click "run as admin".
• Switch the game branch to another available, then back to the one you want (Gif below).
  
  
• Moving The Game To Another Drive.
• Perform a Clean reinstall Of SCP:SL.
• Run A Full Antivirus Scan, With Your Software Of Choice.
  • We recommend taking a look at our other doc here! 
• Restart Your PC Entirely.
• Forcing A Different Graphics API. Steps Below.
  1. Open Steam -> Library -> find "SCP: Secret Laboratory"
  2. Right click -> Properties -> General tab
  3. Under "Launch Options" try adding -force-d3d12 or -force-d3d11 or -force-vulkan
     Make sure to include the - in the beginning of the launch parameter. It should be -force-d3d11, not force-d3d11 as the latter will not work
• Other Launch Options.
  1. Open Steam -> Library -> find "SCP: Secret Laboratory"
  2. Right click -> Properties -> General tab
  3. Under "Launch Options" try adding --weak-http-security
  4. If it doesn't work, please remove the above launch option!
     
• When Launching The Game In Steam Click "RESET ALL SETTINGS".
  
  1. If this does not show up: Open Steam -> Library -> find "SCP: Secret Laboratory" -> Properties -> General -> change "Selected Launch Option" to "Ask when starting game".
  2. Launch the game and click "Play SCP: Secret Laboratory and RESET ALL SETTINGS".
     

Windows stuff

• Verify the integrity of your Windows installation to ensure that you are not missing any necessary files. 
• Ensure that you are not on Windows Insider Edition

Driver updates

• Take a look at our GPU driver update guide here!
  
• Take a look at our Intel driver update guide here!

VCRedistGame Repair/InstallDependency Repair

• TakeVisual aStudio lookRedistributable at ourrepair guide tocan reinstallbe VCRedistfound here!here.
  

Microsoft DirectX repair guide can be found here. Microsoft .NET Framework repair guide can be found here.